Celebrating Small Family Businesses · 2025-06-08 · 47 min
Welcome to another inspiring episode of Celebrating Small Family Businesses! Today we're featuring Sugar and Spice in Las Vegas - a family business with a powerful mission that creates gourmet chocolate-coated peanut butter balls. We had the pleasure of chatting with the Long family: Sheri and John Long, along with their children Aston, Keilani, and Alexis. What started as a teacher's side hustle in Southern California has grown into an award-winning Las Vegas chocolatier that provides meaningful employment opportunities for foster youth who have aged out of the system and individuals with developmental disabilities. Key Highlights: Gold Winner - Best of Las Vegas 2024 Chocolatier (3 years running!) Mission-Driven Business - Employing foster youth and individuals with autism True Family Teamwork - Each family member has found their unique role Surprise Ending - How they won Super Bowl tickets! Big Dreams - Their goal to get into Starbucks nationwide This episode showcases the power of family teamwork, the importance of having a mission beyond profit, and how a small business can make a big impact in their community.
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